How do states make their refugee policies look responsible to the world, and what does that performance achieve? I examine these dynamics in Uganda, Egypt, and Bangladesh, and across other Global North and South cases in my open-access Journal of Refugee Studies article.

doi.org/10.1093/jrs/...

📣 Call for Papers: Migration Power Europe

@irenefmolina.bsky.social & I are organising a workshop on EU migration politics, based on our @iajournal.bsky.social piece (lnkd.in/d_98wCDD), at @mpc-eui.bsky.social in Florence. Consider applying!

🗓 Deadline: 15 Nov
ℹ️ Details: www.eui.eu/events?id=58...

My comment with BBC InDepth, ten years after “Wir schaffen das,” and how migration diplomacy has become contagious.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

My latest #OpenAccess in IMR: why and when states adopt different #MigrationDiplomacy strategies. The article advances the concept of migration interdependence via a two-axis typology showing when cooperation, coercion, or other choices become viable.

Take a look: doi.org/10.1177/0197... #migcitsky

I am excited to welcome two brilliant, fully-funded PhD researchers to @uofglasgow.bsky.social this autumn to work on different aspects of migration politics @uofglasgow.bsky.social.

Supporting early-career scholars is one of the best parts of academic life, I am thrilled to share more below! 🧵

Happy to share my latest, open-access article in International Migration! 📢

I introduce a three-level game framework to migration diplomacy through an in-depth look at the 2020 Greek-Turkish border crisis.

Also included: a first-ever video abstract (be kind!).

Read here: doi.org/10.1111/imig...

🚨 Fully funded PhDs at the University of Glasgow! 🚨

We are offering 5 PhD studentships, incl. 3 for low/middle-income country applicants @uofgsps.bsky.social.

📍 Apply by 31 March 2025 👉 shorturl.at/tutIq

🔎 Anyone interested in a migration/refugee politics or MENA-related project, get in touch!

Great discussions on Arab diaspora politics at this fantastic conference in Paris! I am grateful to @carepparis.bsky.social, @arabreforminit.bsky.social for their hospitality, and their crucial work on migration, exile, and transnational politics.

More details👇
www.arab-reform.net/event/from-r...

Thrilled to see the OECD & EMN publish this in-depth report on migration diplomacy, drawing on concepts and frameworks I’ve worked on over the years. Essential reading for those interested in migration, policy & international relations.

🔗 shorturl.at/lVPhk

#MigrationDiplomacy #migcitsky #Migration

🚨 Few Days Left! 🚨
We are hiring a two-year postdoctoral fellow for our @uofglasgow.bsky.social & Fletcher project, “Securitization without Security: How Migration is Shaping the Global Order”, funded by Carnegie. #migcitsky
📅 Deadline: 1 Dec
📍 Location: Medford, MA
apply.interfolio.com/157756

This week, I had the privilege of speaking at The Center for Migration and Refugee Studies at the American University in Cairo on 'Understanding the Logic of Migration Crises in the Mediterranean.' A heartfelt thanks to CMRS and all who attended for the lovely discussion and such a memorable event!

I am delighted that our Editor’s Choice piece in the latest issue of Migration Studies (11,4) is a thoughtful analysis of existing research on climate change and migration, written by Ahmet İçduygu and Hacer Gören.

Check out the open-access piece here: doi.org/10.1093/migr...

I am honoured to join the Migration Studies journal as its new Editor-in-Chief! Here's to many years of growth for this brilliant, much-needed journal.

👉Our team is expanding! We are recruiting deputy & associate editors – details here: shorturl.at/cgnWZ

Please share! polisky migcitsky

I was delighted to see Damla Aksel's kind and thought-provoking critique of my @manchesterup.bsky.social book on #migration_diplomacy in International Migration Review!
Read the full piece here: tinyurl.com/2rr65b2y
Polisky Migcitsky

I am happy to share my latest piece, co-authored with #Kamal_Sadiq: drawing on Jordan and Nepal, we identify how postcolonial states use migration to outsource welfare abroad as a "transnational social contract" emerges in the Global South. Available in #open_access: academic.oup.com/isq/article/...